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18:30 Towcester

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  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,300 added
  • Winner: £2,144
  • 2nd: £630
  • 3rd: £315
  • 4th: £157
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.68s
  • Off Time: 18:30:19
  • 9 Ran
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Silk -
3
Silk -
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue disc, striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 966451-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

always towards rear

2
Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

Special Mate

403 D
7/2
  • Form 25P400/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 91

close up, blundered 7th, soon in rear, tailed off

3
Silk - Emerald green, yellow sleeves, emerald green diamonds, yellow cap

Nomadic Storm

4 pt D
5/4
  • Form F6P83-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 82

chased leaders, ridden and every chance last, kept on and held towards finish

4
Silk - Yellow, Red braces, hooped sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form U2B2P1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 87

chased leaders and unseated rider 4th

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Beige sleeves
12/1
  • Form F69324-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 84

held up towards rear, blundered 8th, went 4th 2 out, no impression

6
Silk - Light Blue, White hoops and armlets

Red Whisper

11 t D
20/1
  • Form 535U4-4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 83

held up mid-division, led before and blundered 2 out, kept on, driven out

7
Silk - Red, emerald green sleeves, red stars, striped cap

Wicklewood

11 ht CD
7/1
  • Form F243P-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 82

chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon one pace

8
Silk - Dark Green, Beige striped sleeves, Dark Green cap, Beige star
14/1
  • Form P33291-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 80

led to 5th, tracked leader, one pace from 2 out

9
Silk - White, Royal Blue braces, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White star
50/1
  • Form P54/P4P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 68

in rear, unseated rider 4th

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Five last-time-out winners clash but rather strangely all come with question marks and everything revolves about who can back up a recent victory. GRAND ARTICLE goes well here so it was fitting that the Cowley charge finally got off the mark over course and distance last time, a first success in 30 tries. He's been lightly-raced this year and could just follow up on ground that he requires to show his best. Wicklewood also came good at last here on his latest start, a first win in 49 starts under Rules. Gary Derwin maintains the partnership and the combination are respected, along with recent Newton Abbot scorer, Nomadic Storm, who will nevertheless find conditions very different to the heavy ground he encountered just four days ago. Seaside Shuffle landed a hurdle success last time but that was 151 days ago and he showed little in five chasing starts in Ireland. Sportsreport has place claims.

Formwatch

Seaside Shuffle (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway after 5th, challenged approaching 2 out, driven flat, led towards finish, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl (3yo+) (5) gd in Dec beating Spinning Waters (11-2) by nk, 14 ran.

Special Mate 20-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, ridden along before 7th, weakened 3 out, 10th of 13, 36l behind Helium (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr '13.

Nomadic Storm 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led before 2 out, clear before and mistake last, eased towards finish, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy beating Respectueux (11-12) by 14l, 6 ran.

My Nosy Rosy 5-4 (11-7) (tt) held up; stdy hdwy 12; rdn to ld app last; all out, won at Woodland Pytchley 2m 4f ptp gd in Apr beating Clondaw Island (12-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Sportsreport (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Blundered 1st, well in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, headway and in touch 6th, 4th approaching 10th, 3rd 4 out, challenging for 2nd when went right and bumped 3 out, driven and no extra in 3rd between last 2, weakened to 4th last, 4th of 6, 24l behind Shantou Breeze (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.

Red Whisper 9-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway 4 out, went 4th 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, one pace, 4th of 9, 23l behind Wicklewood (9-9) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs.

Wicklewood 13-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, mistake 5th, went 3rd after 5th, went 2nd from 8th, led 4 out, kept on well, won at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs beating Beauchamp Viking (10-0) by 5l, 9 ran.

Grand Article (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, regained lead 2 out, kept on from last, won at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr beating Tinelyra (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

West Bay Hoolie 33-1 (10-2) In rear, pushed along after 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Malibu Sun (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Mar, 9 ran.